Did they have wedding rings in the 18th century?

Yes, wedding rings have a long history, stretching back to ancient Egypt. The first diamond engagement ring was created in 1477 by Archduke Maximillian of Austria. Browse a wide array of vintage and contemporary wedding rings on 1stDibs.

How did art change in the 18th century?

In the 18th century, art changed in style from Baroque to Rococo and Neoclassicism. Art became more ornamented and idealized during the Rococo period and then shifted toward a style that emulated the artwork of ancient Greece and Rome near the end of the century. You’ll find a variety of fine art on 1stDibs.

How do you identify 18th-century furniture?

To identify 18th-century furniture, you can research your piece in the context of the prevailing styles of the period or consult a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. To identify your item on your own, look over it for maker's marks, such as carvings, stamps, brands and labels. Researching the marking can help you determine the maker of your piece, and from there, you can search further to learn more about your particular item. Without a maker's mark, the best approach is to consider the characteristics of the dominant furniture styles during the 18th century. In England, these included William and Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton. Some French furniture styles of the 1700s include Louis XV, Louis XVI and Régence. Find a diverse assortment of 18th-century furniture on 1stDibs.

How can I identify 18th century brass candlesticks?

One way to check if your brass candlesticks are from the 18th century is to look for the two seams running lengthwise on either side. This is from when the candlestick was molded in two halves and then soldered together. You’ll find a variety of candlesticks of all shapes and sizes from some of the top sellers on 1stDibs.

Which individuals are considered the Big Three of 18th-century cartoons, and why?

The individuals considered the Big Three of 18th-century cartoons are William Hogarth, James Gillray and George Cruikshank. Although the 18th century saw a widespread increase in illustrations in newspapers, these three illustrators were particularly well-known for their work. Hogarth's work was extremely diverse, ranging from serious, realistic paintings and portraits to satirical and moralistic illustrations filled with symbolism. A British caricaturist, Gillray is remembered today for his artworks representing political and social satires, like his political cartoons against George III of England. Despite being a prolific caricaturist, Cruikshank is now most famous for illustrating the works of Charles Dickens. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of illustrations.

What kinds of figures elevated the use of porcelain in 18th century Europe?

At the end of the 17th century, Europe went into a frenzy over porcelain. Asian porcelain was highly sought after, and spurred the foundation of the Meissen factory in France, where hard porcelain went on to be made. You’ll find a large collection of porcelain pieces from many of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

18th Century Charcoal Drawing

Old Master Pencil Drawing

Grand Army Of The Republic

French Charcoal Painting

Female figure with Child and Dog - Charcoal Drawing

$1,172

H 11.89 in W 7.41 in D 0.04 in

Female figure with Child and Dog - Charcoal Drawing

Located in Roma, IT

Female figure with child and dog is a sublime original drawing (red chalk drawing on laid paper) by

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Portrait of a Young Man Original Charcoal and Pastel French 18th Century

$2,941

H 11 in W 7 in

Portrait of a Young Man Original Charcoal and Pastel French 18th Century

Located in London, GB

French School 18th Century Portrait of a Young Man Charcoal and pastel on paper Image size: 11 x

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18th Century Rococo Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Paper, Pastel

Francesco Fontebasso (Venice 1709 - 1769)Studies of arms in draped sleeves, 1750

$450

H 10.44 in W 7.68 in

Studies of arms in draped sleeves

Located in Middletown, NY

Charcoal and graphite on grayish laid paper, 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches (265 x 195 mm), the full sheet

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Mid-18th Century Italian School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Graphite, Charcoal

French School1800's French Neo Classical Old Master Chalk Drawing Roman Figures Court Scene

$1,756Sale Price|20% Off

H 18 in W 24 in

1800's French Neo Classical Old Master Chalk Drawing Roman Figures Court Scene

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Roman Court French School, circa 1780-1820 period pencil/charcoal/white chalk drawing on artist

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Chalk, Charcoal, Pencil

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18th Century Charcoal Drawing of a Young Lady Wearing a Hat

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H 17.5 in W 16.25 in D 1 in

18th Century Charcoal Drawing of a Young Lady Wearing a Hat

By Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Located in Dallas, TX

A charcoal drawing on laid paper of a lady wearing a hat. Attributed to Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun

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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

18th Century Male Study Drawing

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H 19 in W 14.25 in D 0.5 in

18th Century Male Study Drawing

Located in Houston, TX

Recently framed drawing of male study from the 18th century.

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Antique 18th Century French Drawings

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Charcoal, Paper

18th Century Male Study Drawing

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H 19 in W 14.25 in D 0.5 in

18th Century Male Study Drawing

Located in Houston, TX

Recently framed drawing of male study from the 18th century.

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Antique 18th Century French Drawings

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Charcoal, Paper

18th-century French school Study of a man seen from behind, drawing, circa 1760

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H 18.12 in W 11.42 in

18th-century French school Study of a man seen from behind, drawing

Located in Paris, FR

18th-century French school Study of a man seen from behind, Charcoal and white chalk on brown

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1760s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Charcoal

Nicholas LeJeuneSeries of 18th century French gouache and chalk classical old master subjects, 1780

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H 6 in W 5 in

Series of 18th century French gouache and chalk classical old master subjects

Located in Woodbury, CT

An amazing collection of 18th century gouache and chalk/charcoal draawings by this well known

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1780s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Charcoal, Gouache

Dutch 17th-18th Century Red Charcoal Drawing of a Cow

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H 11.23 in W 12.21 in D 0.79 in

Dutch 17th-18th Century Red Charcoal Drawing of a Cow

Located in Buisson, FR

Beautiful red charcoal drawing representing a cow. The Netherlands 17th-18th century Weathered

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Antique 17th Century Dutch Drawings

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Paper

Reclining Youth, 18th Century Nude Graphite on Paper

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H 15 in W 23 in

Reclining Youth, 18th Century Nude Graphite on Paper

Located in London, GB

French School 18th Century Reclining Youth Graphite and charcoal on paper Image size: 15 x 23

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18th Century Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Graphite

FINE 18th CENTURY OLD MASTER CHARCOAL DRAWING - THE LAMENTATION OF CHRIST, c. 1750's

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H 13 in W 15.75 in

FINE 18th CENTURY OLD MASTER CHARCOAL DRAWING - THE LAMENTATION OF CHRIST

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: French School, 18th century Title: The Lamentation. Medium: charcoal on paper

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Charcoal, Pencil

1700's Old Master Drawing Cain & Abel Fighting Nude Men in Combat Double Sided

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H 18 in W 11.5 in

1700's Old Master Drawing Cain & Abel Fighting Nude Men in Combat Double Sided

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Cain & Abel French School, early 1700's period charcoal and pencil drawing on artist paper

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Charcoal

Anatomic study of Faces

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H 7.88 in W 11.42 in D 0.04 in

Anatomic study of Faces

Located in Roma, IT

Anatomic study of faces is a sublime original drawing (red chalk drawing on laid and watermarked

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Domenico Gabbiani (attr.)Martyrdom of Saint Caecilian

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H 9.85 in W 7.49 in D 0.04 in

Martyrdom of Saint Caecilian

By Domenico Gabbiani (attr.)

Located in Roma, IT

Martyrdom of Saint Caecilian is a valuable original drawing (black chalk, pen and China ink, brush

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor

Circle of Pompeo Batoni (Lucca 1708 - Rome 1787)18th Century Italian Old Master Drawing Nude Figure Sketches Male & Female, 1750's

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H 8.47 in W 11.42 in

18th Century Italian Old Master Drawing Nude Figure Sketches Male & Female

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Figurative Sketches Italian School, mid 18th century circle of Pompeo Batoni (1707-1787) charcoal

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Nude Paintings

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Chalk, Charcoal, Pencil

Giovanni Battista TonnaFine 18th Century Italian Old Master Chalk Drawing Male Nude with Wooden Club

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H 22 in W 16.5 in

Fine 18th Century Italian Old Master Chalk Drawing Male Nude with Wooden Club

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Study of a Male Nude with Wooden Club by Giovanni Battista Tonna (Italian, 1760-1830) charcoal

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18th Century Old Masters Nude Paintings

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Charcoal, Chalk

18th Century Italian Charcoal Drawing of Apollo and Daphne

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H 29 in W 20.5 in D 1.5 in

18th Century Italian Charcoal Drawing of Apollo and Daphne

Located in Larkspur, CA

Refined 18th-century charcoal drawing of Apollo and Daphne on linen mat in continuous corner hand

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Antique 18th Century Italian Drawings

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Paper

Fine 18th Century Italian School Grand Tour Charcoal Study of Ganymede, Naples

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H 27.25 in W 20.5 in D 1 in

Fine 18th Century Italian School Grand Tour Charcoal Study of Ganymede, Naples

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

worked in charcoals, surviving from the embers of the eighteenth century and signed lower right thus

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Antique 1790s Italian Neoclassical Drawings

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Parchment Paper

Sergei IsupovDuring 18th Century, 2009

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H 60 in W 46.5 in

During 18th Century

By Sergei Isupov

Located in New York City, NY

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21st Century and Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Paper

18th c Drawing

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18th c Drawing

Located in Natchez, MS

French drawing of foot from sketchbook

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Decorative Objects

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Paper, Charcoal

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Anonymous 15th ArtistThe Nativity of Christ, c. 1480

$4,000

H 11.25 in W 9.75 in

The Nativity of Christ

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Anonymous 15th Century Italian, Probably Milan area The Nativity of Christ Pigments, ink and gold leaf on vellum Unsigned as is always the case with illuminated manuscripts The Virgi...

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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Pigment

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$233,240Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Other

17th Century Old Master Drawing, 17th Century

$950

H 16.5 in W 12.5 in D 2 in

17th Century Old Master Drawing

Located in San Francisco, CA

17th Century Old Master Drawing Old master drawing with figure and putti Housed in a handsome contemporary wooden frame Drawing dimensions 4.5" wide x 7.5" high The frame measure...

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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

John Everett MillaisAntique English Oil Painting 'The Knight Errant' Pre-Raphaelite Nude & Knight, c. 1900's

$1,207Sale Price|20% Off

H 17 in W 14 in D 1 in

Antique English Oil Painting 'The Knight Errant' Pre-Raphaelite Nude & Knight

By John Everett Millais

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Knight Errant English School, circa 1900 after the painting by John Everett Millais (1829-1896) oil painting on board, framed board: 13 x 10 inches framed: 17 x 14 inches

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Early 20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Baroque Italian painter - 17/18th century figure painting - Franciscan friar, c.1700

$957Sale Price|33% Off

H 7.49 in W 8.47 in

Baroque Italian painter - 17/18th century figure painting - Franciscan friar

Located in Varmo, IT

Italian painter (17th-18th century) - Franciscan pilgrim friar sitting writing (preparatory sketch). 14 x 16.5 cm without frame, 19 x 21.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on pa...

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Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

18th Century Italian Old MasterFigures Dancing Classical Ancient Ruins & Landscape Large Old Master Painting

$2,635Sale Price|20% Off

H 20 in W 36 in

Figures Dancing Classical Ancient Ruins & Landscape Large Old Master Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Revelry in a Classical Landscape Italian School, early 18th century (circa 1700) oil painting on canvas, laid on board, unframed board: 20 x 36 inches provenance: private collection,...

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Attributed to Nathaniel Hone!8th century Irish or English portrait of a woman with Ermin, blue dressing lace, 1780

$8,050Sale Price|30% Off

H 31 in W 27 in

!8th century Irish or English portrait of a woman with Ermin, blue dressing lace

Located in Woodbury, CT

Wonderful 18th century Irish or English portrait, attributed to the Irish painter Nathaniel Hone. Nathaniel Hone was born in Dublin but by 1748 had settled in London. Originally a m...

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1780s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Giovan Battista Salvi known as 'il Sassoferrato' (1609 - 1685)Madonna Maria Sassoferrato Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Italian, 1700-1799

$4,105Sale Price|20% Off

H 29.93 in W 24.41 in

Madonna Maria Sassoferrato Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Italian

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Madonna with Sleeping Child Follower of Giovan Battista Salvi known as 'il Sassoferrato' (1609 - 1685) Roman painter 18th century Oil on canvas Measurements: canvas 64 x 50 cm, in f...

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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

George RomneyPortrait of Lady Caroline Price, 1774

$1,495,000

H 29.5 in W 24.5 in

Portrait of Lady Caroline Price

By George Romney

Located in Miami, FL

DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...

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1970s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Escuela española (XVII) - Óleo sobre tabla - San Domingo Guzmán

$2,871Sale Price|20% Off

H 44.89 in W 31.89 in D 1.97 in

Escuela española (XVII) - Óleo sobre tabla - San Domingo Guzmán

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

La obra es de autor anónimo. El retablo va muy bien enmarcado con un marco neogótico del siglo xix en madera estofada y policromada. Medidas del retablo: 88 cm. altura x 56 cm. anc...

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17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

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Oil

John Arthur Machray Hay (1887-1960)Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman signed oil, 1910

$2,470Sale Price|20% Off

H 30 in W 24 in

Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman signed oil

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Distinguished Gentleman by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960) signed and dated 1910 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private co...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Domenico Piola (Genoa 1627-1703)Holy Family Piola Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Maria Religious, 1650-1699

$7,214Sale Price|20% Off

H 38.98 in W 32.29 in

Holy Family Piola Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Maria Religious

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Genoese school of the second half of the seventeenth century Circle of Domenico Piola (Genoa 1627-1703) The Holy Family Oil painting on canvas 83 x 68 cm. - in an antique frame 99 x...

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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

circle of El GrecoVery Rare Renaissance Old Master Oil Painting c. 1600 Oil on Panel The Madonna, c. 1600

$15,134Sale Price|20% Off

H 20 in W 14.5 in

Very Rare Renaissance Old Master Oil Painting c. 1600 Oil on Panel The Madonna

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Virgin Madonna Spanish Renaissance artist, circle of El Greco (1541-1614) circa 1600 oil on wood panel, unframed panel: 20 x 14.5 inches Provenance: private collection, northern ...

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Early 17th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Flemish Old Master17th Century Flemish Old Master Dancing Figures Musicians Antique Oil Painting

$2,854Sale Price|20% Off

H 21.5 in W 28.5 in

17th Century Flemish Old Master Dancing Figures Musicians Antique Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Dancing Figures Flemish School, 17th century oil on on canvas, framed framed: 21.5 x 28.5 inches canvas : 16.5 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good...

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17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Louis Marin-LavignePortrait of Colonel Charles-Louis-Prosper Marquis de Chérisey (1786-1837), 1857

$7,774

H 21.86 in W 18.12 in

Portrait of Colonel Charles-Louis-Prosper Marquis de Chérisey (1786-1837)

Located in Paris, IDF

After Louis-Stanislas MARIN-LAVIGNE (Paris, 1797 – Paris, 1860) Portrait of Colonel Charles-Louis-Prosper Marquis de Chérisey (1786-1837) in the uniform of commander of the 38th lin...

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Mid-19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Animated Biblical Scene Oil Painting in Late 18th Century Style

$4,068Sale Price|20% Off

H 29.93 in W 37.6 in D 0.99 in

Animated Biblical Scene Oil Painting in Late 18th Century Style

Located in Genève, GE

Work on canvas Work re-lined Plaster and gilded wood frame 86 x 105 x 7 cm

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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18th Century Charcoal Drawing For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate 18th century charcoal drawing for your needs in our varied inventory. Finding the perfect 18th century charcoal drawing may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 18th Century. Adding a 18th century charcoal drawing to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of brown, beige, gray, white and more. A 18th century charcoal drawing from French Old Master — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in charcoal, crayon and paint can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a 18th Century Charcoal Drawing?

A 18th century charcoal drawing can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $963, while the lowest priced sells for $239 and the highest can go for as much as $7,768.